Outside the Law is a 1920 crime film directed by Tod Browning. Browning remade the film in 1930.

Black Mike (Lon Chaney) is a despicable gangster who lures Molly (Priscilla Dean), the daughter of a San Francisco underworld leader, back to a life of crime. Mike frames Molly's father for murder and then plots to double-cross her as well. But Molly's hard heart is slowly melted by her gangster lover. The film ends with in a climactic shootout.

The print in a little murky so some title cards are difficult to read. Adjusting contrast should fix this.


This movie is part of the collection: The Video Cellar Collection

Director: Tod Browning
Producer: Tod Browning
Production Company: Universal Film Manufacturing Co
Audio/Visual: Silent, B/W
Keywords: Tod Browning; Lon Chaney; Priscilla Dean
Contact Information: <a href="http://video-cellar.blogspot.com/">The Video Cellar</a>

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0

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Credits

Priscilla Dean - Molly Madden (Silky Moll)
Wheeler Oakman - Dapper Bill Ballard
Lon Chaney - Black Mike Sylva / Ah Wing
Ralph Lewis - Silent Madden
E. Alyn Warren - Chang Lo
Stanley Goethals - That Kid
Melbourne MacDowell - Morgan Spencer
Wilton Taylor - Inspector
John George - Humpy (uncredited)
Anna May Wong - Chinese Girl (uncredited)